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Government Personnel, Departments and Agencies
Governor:
Joe Manchin III
Office of the Governor
West Virginia State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
phone: (304) 558-2000
fax: (304) 342-7025
http://www.wvgov.org/
governor@wvgov.org

Assistant:
Larry Puccio
Chief of Staff
phone: (304) 558-2000

Press Office:
Lara Ramsburg
Communications Director
phone: (304) 902-4136

Lieutenant Governor:
Earl Ray Tomblin (Senate President
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Senate1/President/president.cfm
spres@mail.wvnet.edu

Attorney General:
Darrell V. McGraw Jr.
State Capitol
1900 Kanawha Blvd. , E.
Charleston, WV 25305
phone: (303) 558-2021
http://www.wvago.us/

Secretary of State:
Natalie E. Tennant
Bldg. 1, Suite 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0770
phone: (304) 558-8000
fax: (304) 558-0900
http://www.wvsos.com

Elections Division:
Jason Williams
Manager, Elections
http://www.wvsos.com/elections/

Campaign Finance:
Campaign Finance
http://www.wvsos.com/elections/cfreports/

State Legislature:
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/

State Judiciary:
http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/

Congressional Representatives
Sen. Robert Byrd (D)
http://www.senate.gov/~byrd/
(202) 224-3954
311 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Jesse Jacobs, Press Secretary
Barbara Videnieks , Chief of Staff

Sen. John Rockefeller IV (D)
http://rockefeller.senate.gov/
(202) 224-6472
531 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Jamie Smith, Communications Director
Kerry Ates , Chief of Staff

Rep. Shelly Moore Capito (R-02)
http://capito.house.gov/
(202) 225-2711
2443 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
John Coffin, Press Secretary
Joel Brubaker, Chief of Staff

Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-01)
http://www.house.gov/mollohan
(202) 225-4172
2302 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
David Herring, Press Secretary
Colleen McCarty, Chief of Staff

Rep. Nick Rahall, II (D-03)
http://www.rahall.house.gov/
(202) 225-3452
2307 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Rachael Berkey, Press Secretary
Kent Keyser , Chief of Staff

Academic Experts (organized by university)
Robert E. DiClerico
Professor/Director, Undergraduate Studies
Political Science
Areas of expertise: American politics, Presidency, Parties, Elections, Public policy

West Virginia University
316 Woodburn Hall
PO Box 6317
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6317
Robert.DiClerico@mail.wvu.edu
Dept. Phone: (304) 293-3811
Dept. Fax: (304) 293-8644
http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/

Allan S. Hammock
Associate Professor/Chair
Political Science
Areas of expertise: American politics, West Virginia Politics & Government, Public policy

West Virginia University
316 Woodburn Hall
PO Box 6317
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6317
phone: (304) 293-3198
ahammock@wvu.edu
Dept. Phone: (304) 293-3811
Dept. Fax: (304) 293-8644
http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/

Political Journalists/Media
The Charleston Gazette
phone: (304) 348-5100
News: http://www.wvgazette.com/news/News/
Phil Kabler
Political Writer
phone: (304) 348-1220
fax: (304) 348-1233
The Charleston Gazette
P.O. Box 2993
Charleston, WV 25330-2993

West Virginia MetroNews Network
Commentaries: http://www.wvmetronews.com/hoppyarchive.cfm
Hoppy Kercheval
VP Operations, Radio host
1111 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301

State Political Parties
Republican State Executive Committee of West Virginia
Douglas McKinney, M.D.
Chairman
P.O. Box 2711
Charleston, WV 25330
phone: (304) 768-0493
fax: (304) 768-6083
http://www.wvgop.org

West Virginia Democratic Party
Tom Vogel
Executive Director
405 Capitol Street
Suite 501
Charleston, WV 25301
phone: (304) 342-8121
fax: (304) 342-8122
http://www.wvdemocrats.com/
wvparty@wvdemocrats.com

West Virginia Libertarian Party
Matt Harris
Chair
483 Rebecca Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
phone: (304) 660-LPWV
http://www.lpwv.org
mdh@lpwv.org




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